Sunday, April 24, 2022
Island Hopping In Tawi-Tawi
Interesting

Island Hopping In Tawi-Tawi

Editor’s note: This Image of the Day includes the answer to the April 2022 puzzler. Story by Kathryn Hansen(NASA) –A running hare. A jumping

April 24, 2022
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Libya Says Armed Clashes at Key Oil Port Damaged Storage Tanks
Ports

Libya Says Armed Clashes at Key Oil Port Damaged Storage Tanks

By Hatem Mohareb (Bloomberg) –Libya’s state oil company said armed clashes at the western port of Zawiya have damaged several storage tanks, as a

April 24, 2022
Total Views: 1606

A boat of Iranian Revolutionary Guard sails next to Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at Bandar Abbas port
Shipping News

Iran Revolutionary Guards Seize Foreign Ship In Gulf For Smuggling Fuel 

DUBAI, April 24 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for smuggling 200,000 litres of

April 24, 2022
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Restricted To Ship In China Poster
Shipyard

WATCH An American Ship Get Locked Down In China

by John Konrad (gCaptain) In November American Merchant Marine officer Madeleine Wolczko left her island home and took a Washington State Ferry to Seattle then

April 24, 2022
Total Views: 11193

Japan Coast Guard Cutter SAR
Lifesaving Incidents

Japan’s Coast Guard Intensifies Search For Missing Tour Boat

by David Dolan (Reuters) Ten people found so far from a Japanese tour boat missing off the country’s northern coast have been confirmed dead, the coast

April 24, 2022
Total Views: 2648

Saturday, April 23, 2022
The Pressure Is On New Zealand To Welcome Back Cruise Ships
Cruise Ships

The Pressure Is On New Zealand To Welcome Back Cruise Ships

James Higham (The Conversation)–With the arrival in Sydney of the cruise liner Pacific Explorer on Monday – a giant “WE’RE HOME” sign emblazoned

April 23, 2022
Total Views: 3126

USS Abraham Lincoln deploys from San Diego
Navy

Japan’s Foreign Minister Promises A Stronger Military During Visit To US Aircraft Carrier

ABOARD USS LINCOLN, April 23 (Reuters) – Japan’s foreign minister promised his country would bolster its military to help the

April 23, 2022
Total Views: 3022

VLCC Ovatella shell supertanker
News

Ukraine Criticizes Shell’s Rules on Russian Fuel Purchases

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) –The Ukrainian government criticized Shell Plc for setting rules that allow the company to buy refined products partly

April 23, 2022
Total Views: 2729

Friday, April 22, 2022
A photo allegedly showing the missile cruiser Moskva before sinking.
Defense

Russia Confirms Casualties from ‘Moskva’ Sinking

April 22 (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry on Friday confirmed for the first time that the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 9256

Illegal Bilge Dumping at Sea Remains All Too Common in Shipping, Investigation Reveals
Environment

Illegal Bilge Dumping at Sea Remains All Too Common in Shipping, Investigation Reveals

The illegal dumping of oily wastewater into the ocean from ships is likely much more widespread than previously known and largely goes unpunished, according to

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 5908

MSC container-ship Port of Montreal Canada
Ports

Montreal Makes Pitch for Ships to Head North Amid Supply Chain Snarls

By Stephen Wicary and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) — The head of Canada’s second-biggest port has a supply-chain sales pitch few of his peers in the

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 2779

FMC Ramping Up Its Review of Ocean Carriers’ Export Services
Shipping

FMC Ramping Up Its Review of Ocean Carriers’ Export Services

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission staffers are working “expeditiously” on an initiative to examine how ocean carriers are serving U.S. export

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 658

maersk jack-up rig
Offshore

Noble and Maersk’s Offshore Drilling Merger Raises Competition Concerns in UK

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has found that the proposed merger between offshore drilling contractors Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling could

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 1806

Otto Candies IMR Vessel to Get ‘Walk-to-Work’ System for U.S. Offshore Wind Work
Offshore

Otto Candies IMR Vessel to Get ‘Walk-to-Work’ System for U.S. Offshore Wind Work

Netherlands-based “Walk-to-Work” specialist Ampelmann has announced a contract to supply one of its high-tech systems for an Inspection,

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 4178

keppel shipyard
Shipbuilding

Keppel and Sembcorp Shares Rally Ahead of Merger Deadline

By Ishika Mookerjee and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — The deadline for a transformative deal between Keppel Corp. and Sembcorp Marine Ltd. is just

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 3053

ABS QE Certifies City of Mississauga in ISO 50001<br>Energy Management to Advance Conservation<br>and Sustainability for Residents
Press Releases

ABS QE Certifies City of Mississauga in ISO 50001
Energy Management to Advance Conservation
and Sustainability for Residents

ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE), a subsidiary of ABS Group of Companies, Inc. which provides management systems certification services, has awarded

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 229

Ukraine Releases ‘Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself’ Commemorative Stamp, Immediately Gets Hit By Cyberattack
Defense

Ukraine Releases ‘Russian Warship, Go F*** Yourself’ Commemorative Stamp, Immediately Gets Hit By Cyberattack

KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national postal service Ukrposhta said it had been hit by a cyberattack on Friday after sales of a

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 5973

oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Gasoline Imports Flowing to U.S. West Coast Near-Record Pace

By Chunzi Xu (Bloomberg) — The U.S. West Coast is importing gasoline at a near-record pace this month to help ease supply constraints amid eye-popping

April 22, 2022
Total Views: 2218

Thursday, April 21, 2022
Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California
Ports

U.S. Ports Await Surge from China’s COVID Lockdowns

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — The U.S. should brace for another surge in the supply-chain crisis as manufacturers in Asia reopen their factories from

April 21, 2022
Total Views: 2925

Strategic Petroleum Reserve Tanks
Shipping

U.S. Energy Department Kicks Off Record-Setting Release from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the sale of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), the first since President Biden

April 21, 2022
Total Views: 1552